The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-11
STOCKMEN'S CONVENTION.
FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING
or the Texas Live stock Association

JOHu ilchi1 DiOWh iOioOotOu WV PSO
pie who had assembled at the Mer-
chants exchange, attending the annual
meeting of the Texas Live Stock AS
ISOLATION to be seated.
After all had taken seats Bishop
Garrett delivered a very earnest and
eloquent prayer in behalf of The 1850
citation and the individual members,
invoking the divine blessing upon and
guidance in all their efforts to raise
cattle upon a "thousand hills"
Prayer, perhaps, is a new feature in
cattlemen's conventions, and when the
bishop repeated the Lords Prayer"
the cattlemen didn't follow him,
but they listened reverently and
prayerfully.
Hon. John Henry Brown then de-
livered an address of welcome. He
started out by saying that he was not
a tenderfoot himself, and Travelled
back to 1886, in company with Mr..
Fulton, who was present, at a time
when he introduced three semi-civ-
ilized cows, from which time and
progeny spring innumerable herds,
spreading thousands of cattle all over
the State, until during the war Texas
was considered the meat house of the
Southern Confederacy. He spoke of
the changes during all this time, the
rapid growth of the cattle product
and the material progress of the State,
until this cattle question had become
momentous. Their success de-
pended upon their deliber-
atoms in great measure.
Mr.. Brown spoke of the Importance
of establishing a beef refrigerator,
and showing at length why it should
be established at a great railroad CELL
ter in order to easily reach foreign
markets. He believed that the cattle
men of Texas assembled here at this
time could do this, and he believed
they would. He eulogized the cattle
men and the business in which they
were engaged. He then extended a
hearty welcome to all present and to
come.
The president, John N. Simpson,
then formally called the convention to
order, and Mr.. Frank Maddox, the
secretary, being absent, Mr.. G. A. An
derson. of Austin, was appointed sec
rotary, who called the roll. The fol-
members answered to their
names:
c. A. Anderson, b. f. Buzard, John
M. Brownson, c. l.. Carter, S. p. Cum
d. b. Crazy, G. w. Fulton,
b. b. Groom, Chas. Goodnight, w. L.
Garland, r. G. Head, J. B. Houston,
w. L. Hughes, E. Hair, H.. Holman,
W. w. Hubbard, w. S. Icard, Henry,
NJ. Haskell, Geo. W. Littlefeld,
j. M. Maddox, Seth Mabrey, o. S. Mel
son, j. M. Nance, A. ii. Pierce, Ike Il
Pryor, F. S. Foushon, C.M. Rogers,
John B. Rector, G. Ii. Snyder, j. H.
Stephens, j. NJ. Simpson, Henry Selig-
son, G. q. Slaughter, Il. Z. suggs, X.
M. Thompson, j. T. Ward, ]. G. Full
ton, C. j. Johns, Lewis Allen and A.
w. billiard.
Mr.. Anderson stated the minutes of
last session were printed in
pamphlet form and he suggested
they be adopted without reading, as
each member had received a copy of.
them.
Mr.. Buzard moved the adoption of.
the minutes, which was agreed to.
The secretary then read his report,
showing that he had received but $72
for dues out of $3024.25 due the asso-
citation.
The trcasurer's report was read,
showing the receipts to have been
1887 &c; disbursements, $761.65; bal
ance, $96.O1.
Mr.. O. II. Nelson was here chosen
assistant secretary.
Geo. w. Littlefield, chairman of the
executive committee, made an elabor-
ate aud able report. Among the
many important things the report
urged was the necessity Of establish
inc canning and rcfrigerating estab-